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The solar system beyond NeptuneWe present the results of a deep optical survey for distant solar system objects. An area of 1.2 sq deg of the ecliptic has been imaged to apparent red magnitude 25, resulting in the detection of seven trans-Neptunian objects. These are the first detected members of a trans-Neptunian disk that compries about 35 000 objects larger than 100 km in the 30-50 AU heliocentric distance range. We interpret the new measurements using a set of Monte Carlo models in which the effects of observational bias in the data are taken into account.
Document ID
19950063735
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Jewitt, David C.
(University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI United States)
Luu, Jane X.
(Harvard University Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1995
Publication Information
Publication: The Astronomical Journal
Volume: 109
Issue: 4
ISSN: 0004-6256
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
95A95334
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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